One way to see and to show this fallacy is to change taxonomic levels and see how it looks then. Is the Welsh Assembly Government a representative of ...
Actually, that's a problem with putting happiness at the centre. Putting suffering at the centre solves that because then the babies experience of suf...
If there were a species which is better capable of moral agency than us, would you consider them to have more rights than you? Or do you consider mora...
A species is a race on a larger scale though. Why do you think animals can't act morally? Because they can't do philosophy and think about morality th...
What properties do humans have that give them those rights? Would you be ok with being used as property/utility by beings with more of said properties...
(or unpopular) Because by definition it is less likely that there are people already saying them and that the listener already believes them (preachin...
It's not entirely the reader's responsibility. In fact I did not intend to say that. The misunderstanding was probably fault this time. I wanted to he...
Are you trying to say that a person should not complain if he or she is misunderstood? Surely being understood and contributing what it is that the po...
Do you believe consciousness to be an inherent bad or is it just bad the way consciousness interacts with the other attributes of humanity? Either way...
I have interests. Just like everyone else. Some interests I am more interested in than others. You think I'm some kind of invader, trying to get to ev...
See my answer to b: Not an attitude of "I don't want to be with you because you are genetically inferior" but one of "I love you and want to be with y...
(I am sorry in advance if my points and questions have already been made) Do you mean "should be" not "is" or that you can't distinguish between the t...
www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/ucmj.htm Ctrl-f tattoo = 0 results Ctrl-f hair = 0 results Where's that citation from the law of whatever country? (you d...
Vanity is excessive pride. What's excessive about it? Now we've gone around in a circle. There's no such thing as objective achievement? Well, one can...
There's absolutely no need for that. (btw mods, what is the point in banning bigotry if other kinds of meanness are left up?) How is it wrong? It does...
You again? In another thread about <insert topic that you post about here>. Okay. Aren't there other forums out there for that? You could say that to ...
It's the difference between allowing someone to say a view in one's house and saying that view oneself. Should all private property be dictatorial sta...
Which cultural features do you regard as inferior and which superior? And what 'inferior' features does Palestinian culture have that justifies elimin...
Maybe that would be their substitute for human technological advancement. Maybe they didn't have that ability at first but they gave it to their offsp...
Maybe they can reach us without using appendages to design machines. Perhaps their equivalent of skin is hard enough for them not to explode in a vacu...
Er, where did I say that I don't know it's held to be wrong? And what does the US national guard have to do with this? Be honest yourself first. Makin...
That's not what I think is a matter-of-fact belief. I'll make it clear for you. In my view (using race as the example because that was the original on...
I'd like to clarify: I meant matter-of-fact beliefs not attitudes. What about the classic example of shouting 'fire!' in a crowded theatre? Freedom in...
Here you seem to imply that racism by any definition which anyone ever uses is unacceptable. And how is it usually used in your sphere of the world? A...
It is permissible, in my view, for moderators to act like that but only if posts are shared around forums in a Usenet-like manner so that if a minorit...
I will try to keep the conversation cool and I hope you will do the same. Not that it isn't already cool, I just feel it going in that direction. ??? ...
You can reverse the change so the thread under politics can still be bumped. Is your problem that people will respond here still? In that case you can...
No, it wasn't. It was a much more general criticism of the culture I experience. Therefore, I would like it left there, please. Also, why did you dele...
The belief itself is OK, but the prejudice, discrimination, antagonism and/or contempt that goes along with it isn't. It depends on the situation. Say...
I shall use this as the thread for rule criticism and questioning Why? Can't interesting discussion result from that? Or did you mean "Those who must ...
My thinking was that having no social pressure to be consistent across posts might enable people to have inconsistent ideas at a single time. But if i...
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